Distant Сlose (2008) Original Oil Painting by Igor Konovalov

№Kon 90
Distant Close is a symbolic oil on canvas artwork that combines portrait and landscape in a dreamlike scene. At the center of the composition is a mysterious girl wearing a wide hat decorated with flowers. She looks through binoculars, directing her gaze into the distance, while behind her stretches a calm landscape of mountains, water, and soft clouds. A bird flying across the sky adds a feeling of freedom and movement.

The scene explores the idea of distance and observation. The girl appears close to the viewer, yet her binoculars are aimed toward the far horizon. Misty mountains, layered clouds, and quiet water create a tranquil landscape that contrasts with the focused gaze of the figure, suggesting curiosity and the search for something beyond the visible world.

Painted in oil on canvas, the artwork blends portrait and landscape through soft color transitions and expressive brushwork. The harmony between the girl, binoculars, mountains, clouds, bird, and distant horizon forms a contemplative composition filled with atmosphere, imagination, and quiet tension between what is near and what is far.

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 184.99 x 134.98 x 0.99cm (unframed) / 184.99 x 134.98cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: People and portraits

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